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Press Release
Parks Group Calls On Senators to Oppose Amendment Greenlighting the Sale of National Parks
“A vote in favor of Senator Lee’s amendment is a vote to sell America’s national parks. And we won’t stand for it." Theresa Pierno, NPCA's President and CEO
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Blog Post
Sen. Lee Wants to Pave the Way to Sell National Parks. We Must Stop Him
A vote in favor of Sen. Mike Lee’s proposed amendment is a vote to sell America's national parks. That's unacceptable.
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Press Release
Parks Group Responds to Reports of Interference With Park Staff Performance Reviews
Ordering superintendents to arbitrarily grade their staff lower than they deserve, with little regard for the truth or the agency’s own standards, is wrong.
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Press Release
Administration Claims to Lift Hiring Freeze, But Continues to Hamstring Park Staffing
National parks are powered by people, and without enough staff, some of our country's most iconic landscapes and its invaluable history are at risk.
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Press Release New Bill Would Better Protect National Parks from Mining Threats "We know the next boom-and-bust rush for critical minerals is coming for our public lands, and this bill takes long-overdue steps to protect our national parks and our American heritage."—Charlie Olsen, NPCA's Energy & Public Lands Policy Manager
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Policy Update Position on H.R. 6373, Air Permitting Improvements to Protect National Security Act NPCA submitted the following position to members of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce ahead of a markup scheduled for December 10, 2025.
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Blog Post All Good Things... After 21 years at NPCA and more than a decade as President and CEO, Theresa Pierno gets ready to say goodbye.
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Press Release Administration Orders Sham Review of Park Gift Shops "Banning history books from park stores and cracking down on park T-shirts and keychains is not what national park visitors want from their Park Service."
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Policy Update Position on S. 446, S. 573, S. 791, S. 1131, S. 1777, S. 1870, S. 2270, S. 2308, S. 2385, S. 2708 & S. 2970 NPCA submitted the following positions to members of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks ahead of a hearing scheduled for December 9, 2025.
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Policy Update Position on S. 90, S. 764, S. 1228, S. 1319, S. 1476, S. 1737, S. 2042 NPCA submitted the following positions to members of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee ahead of a hearing scheduled for December 2, 2025.
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Blog Post 10 Facts You May Not Know About the Western Arctic Caribou Herd This majestic herd in Alaska travels a distance equivalent to New York City to Seattle each year. But can it continue in the face of human-caused threats?
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Press Release Parks Group Raises Questions and Concerns Over New National Park Fee Policy "Any policy that keeps people from visiting our national parks is a problem...it’s unclear how these changes will be implemented to reduce impacts on park visitors and staff." - Emily Douce, NPCA's Deputy VP of Government Affairs
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Policy Update Position on H.R. 4931 & H.R. 5063 NPCA submitted the following positions to members of the House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands ahead of a hearing scheduled for December 2, 2025.
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Magazine Article Battlefields & Beyond NPCA staff members recommend visiting these eight national park sites to help understand the genesis of the United States.
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Magazine Article To Tell The Truth National Parks have a duty to share the full, messy, complicated story of the founding of the country. As the nation turns 250, NPCA’s resident historian warns against whitewashing history.
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Magazine Article New Orleans Pilgrimage An artist travels south to experience jazz in a city where it’s a historical tradition and living art.
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Magazine Article The First American Revolution? A century before the Revolutionary War, Pueblo people defeated and expelled a European colonial power.
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Magazine Article Bunker Hill Hero Salem Poor, a Black soldier, was singled out for his bravery in one of the first clashes of the American Revolution, but his role in the battle is a mystery that historians have been wondering about for more than 200 years.
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Magazine Article Justice Served A new designation for Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area celebrates two remarkable women and the landmark suit that emancipated them.
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Magazine Article Wild River, Ghost Lake Drought is a crisis for the West. But it has also resurrected a long-lost desert river.
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Magazine Article A Cinematic Ode to Parks A Q&A with the director of “Out There: A National Parks Story."
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Magazine Article The Long Road to Recovery Appalachian communities along the Blue Ridge Parkway are struggling to bounce back as big sections of the park remain closed to visitors because of hurricane damage.
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Magazine Article Battling Data Advocates slow the advancement of two massive data center projects bordering national park sites.
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Magazine Article Shutdown Rundown How did the 43-day closure of the government affect national parks?
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Blog Post The Longest Government Shutdown in US History Has Ended. What’s Next for National Parks? We break down the impacts to parks and their staff during the 43-day shutdown and the outlook for the months ahead.
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Blog Post Indigenous Earthworks and Where to See Them These structures once dotted a large section of North America. Most have been lost over the past 150 years, but the National Park Service preserves and interprets some of those that remain.
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Press Release Proposed Assault on Endangered Species Act Would Push Park Wildlife Toward Extinction “The proposed changes, coupled with the mass firing of dedicated staff at US Fish and Wildlife and the National Park Service, put the fate of species like Pacific salmon, the ghost orchid, and the red-cockaded woodpecker in a potentially dire position. Once a species is extinct, it’s gone. Is that the legacy we want to leave behind?”–Stephanie Adams, NPCA's Director of Wildlife
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Blog Post 2025 Holiday Gift Ideas from NPCA Experts Looking for the perfect holiday gift for the park lover in your life? Our NPCA staff and volunteer experts share their top gift recommendations from our partners who support NPCA’s park protection work.
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